Seoul LG Blogger Forum – Day 3 – Designing Our Own Mobile Phone!

Singaporean Bloggers ready for a big day at LG Offices

Bottom perspective of one of the LG Office Buildings

This is Mr.Chang Moon who was the one who made sure we felt welcome in Seoul and to the LG company. Superb work sir!

Would be grateful if someone could translate this for me. As far as I know it's the mini-graveyard of the LG guinea pig mascot...

Had to include this girlie girlie pic amongst all the tech / serious shots. Soooo purple!

Yes yes, we had our own LG GW620 Bus to make sure all onlookers knew were here in Seoul for some serious business! Eat your heart out Partridge Family!

Never underestimate Wooly-capped Canadian photography bloggers...

Yannick who is a tech blogger from France - Bonjour Monsieur!

The United Nations Conference Room at LG - not the real name but you get my drift...

Invading LG R&D Campus section at LG Headquarters

Commencing the LG GW620 Discussion Forum where we would give our feedback on LG's first Android phone. I was impressed at how open LG was to our feedback - signs of a company that will succeed.

Beatrice, capturing the moment on her Canon

This was supposed to be the Confidentiality Agreement that we were ALL supposed to sign. It was obvious that some didn't with secret LG news hitting the web later that afternoon. Pretty poor form considering the hospitality that LG gave all of us.

These little screens were really useful considering that I left my glasses in the hotel room.

I like how these Starbucks Thermoses were strategically stationed outside the meeting rooms. We were all very grateful for their presence

Here's Mr.Chang Moon giving us an overview of what to expect for the day.

A LG Product Manager gives us a matrix to consider when creating a new device. Reminds me of university.

I love how the Korean's think. Every meeting room should have these condiments readily available

Thinking of what to put on the blank piece of paper set before us...once we got going though there was no stopping us!

See what I mean.

Another group decided to put their post-its on the glass wall! Showoffs...

Voila! This is our device. We named it "King Kong" because it was big, powerful, was banana-shaped and could kick T-Rex's ass.

Sun glistening off the LG Building - good omen?

Lush green fake bamboo trees line the outside LG meeting rooms - the analogy of entering a jungle with wild animals applies many times in my meetings...

Danijel, a prominent tech blogger from the Netherlands, gives us his input.

Here's Karin from Sweden who did the funniest and most engaging presentation of the day. Her team's device incorporated a social-physical-touch concept which meant that the power of devices increased when they touched eachother. Interesting...

Nick from Gizmodo.com.au asking the final question at the LG discussion

Once the workshops were all done we headed into town for some R&R. If you're ever in Seoul you must see NANTA! It's a traditional Korean live show. Awesome beats, dancing and all-round entertainment.

This show is spectacular! They also get the audience involved which makes it doubly fun.

Outside the theatre where Nanta is being shown.

I had some very cool people on my table...

This was the winning team for the day. They all received some LG goodies.

I got an LG 1 Terrabyte Hard Drive!!

Here's the Aussie LG Blogger Team - Me, Tim Scanlon from Gizmag.com and Nick from Gizmodo.com.au.

Then LG give us all a largish LG Photo Frame!

Singing the Russian National anthem!

After dinner we head out to the Dongdaemun Market area for some late night shopping.

Place where guy tried to sell me kid's Panda cap for 50,000 Won. Inside the shopping centre it sold for 10,000 Won. Beware if you don't look like a local!

More buildings around the Dongdaemun Market area.

Back at the hotel after a long long day and we're greeted by the weather board telling us it's going to be another chilly one the following day.